Letter-sheet and envelop.



D. W. DROZD.

LETTER SHEET AND ENVELOP. APPLICIATION FILED MAILB. ms.

1 ,289,4 1 4, Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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LETTER-SHEET AND nivvnLor.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. a1, 1918.

1 Application filed iziarch s, 1918. Serial No. 221,161. i

To all whom it may concern-.-

Beit known that I, DEMETER W. Dnozn, a subject of the Emperor of Austria, having declared my intention to become a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Muskegon Heights, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Letter-Sheets and Envelops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in letter sheets and cnvelops.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a combined letter sheet and envelop that is simple in construction and inexpensive to manufacture adapted for ready employment for writing a missive and in sealing the same for mailing without the necessity of any other member.

A further object of the device is the provision of' a letter sheet, adapted to be written upon when unfolded, provided with an enveloping means attached thereto so that .the sheet may be sealed therein when the sheet is folded for transporting purposes.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like reference characters refer to corresponding parts therein,

Figure 1 is a developed perspective view of the device in its open arrangement,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same closed and sealed,

Fig. 3 is an end view of the device partially opened showing the manner of folding and closing the same, and

Fig. 4 is an end view of the device in its secured closed position.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the device broadly consists of a letter sheet 10 adapted to be written upon for correspondence or other purposes arranged secured to an envelop 11 in the form of a folder. The envelop 11 comprises a rec tangular piece of flexible material 12 such as paper, cloth and the like, centrally bent upon itself transversely, as at 13, and then backwardly upon the lines 14, thereby forming opposite equal sized panels 15 with a V-shaped inwardly extending back edge portion 16, somewhat after the manner of a book or folder. The envelop 11 is of M- shaped arrangement when operatively arranged, after being folded as shown in Fig. 3, and in which the letter sheet 10 is shown folded in M-shaped arrangement. The form of the letter sheet 10 is then substantially N-shaped.

One end 17 of the sheet 10 is secured to the inner wall of one side of the back porbringing the fold 19 between the opposite panel 15 and the adjacently positioned 0ppesite portion of the back 16.

It will be seen that when the device is spread out in its open arrangement as shown in Fig. 1, the letter sheet 10 may be folded in this manner and that one of the panels 15 will be positioned beneath the letter sheet, while the other panel 12 may be then folded upon the line 141 for overlying the folder letter sheet. A gummed marginal surface 19 is provided upon the underlying panel 15 adapted for-sealing upon the adjacent perforated marginal portion 20 of the other panel 15 and whereby the panels may be securely fastened together with the letter sheet 10 inclosed therein when the device is closed as shown in Fig. 2.

The perforations 2.1 of the said portion 20 permit the adhesive to penetrate into the fabric of the said panel. It will be understood that the end or side of the envelop when closed as shown in Fig. 2 may be readily torn off at the .line formed by the perforations 21 and whereby access may be had to the interior of the envelop and to the letter sheet 10. When the device is made up for use, it is ready for immediate employment for writing and sending letters, while the construction is simple rendering the cost thereof economical.

What I claim as new is 1. A device of the character described comprising an envelop member bent into M-shaped arrangement to provide an intermediate inwardly directed pair of relatively narrow back portions, adhesive material marginally arranged upon one side portion of said envelop member, the opposite side portion thereof being arranged with marginal adhesive receiving perforations, and a. foldable letter sheet having one end secured within said envelop member to one of the narrow back portions thereof.

2. In combination with an envelop member folded in lVl-shaped arrangement to provide an intermediate inwardly directed pair velop member is closed.

of relatively narrow back portions andiopzr.

posite end panels, one of said panels being arranged with tearing and adhesive receiv ing perforations adjacent its edges, ad; hesive material marginally arranged ilpon the other panel adapted for retaining en ga'gement with "the "perforated portion of the first-named panel, and a'lettersheet sev r w rr esVPreamz p'p ir a Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Co nmissioner--of Patents,

portion, and adhesive material marginally arranged upon one face of one of said panels, the other'panel being provided with perforations spaced from the marginal edges thereof adapted for overlyingjthe ad hesive material when the envelop "member "is in' 1 its closed arrangement with the} letter V MEIE E e awn.

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